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AirportsAircraft and transport. Birmingham Airport could be named after rock-star Ozzy Osbourne
Birmingham, United Kingdom - "It’s an interesting idea, we will see what people thinks about that"
"We are now landing at Birmingham 'Ozzy Osbourne' Airport": this is the announcement which could possibly be heard on board of the aircraft bound for the second largest city in the United Kingdom. The... more
AirportsAircraft and infrastructure. Vinci's bid officially confirmed winner for ANA's acquisition
Lisbon, Portugal - The management firm of the Portuguese airports acquired for 3.08 billion Euro
Vinci Concessions has been selected by the Portuguese government to acquire ANA, the concession holder for 50 years of the country’s ten airports: Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja on the mainland, Ponta D... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. New delays for Berlin-Brandenburg Airport?
Berlin, Germany - According to the minister for Transport, the opening date "Might possibly not be met"
The never-ending story of the brand-new state-of-the-art Berling-Brandenburg Airport might not end with the date which was announced in the past months, which is only the latest of a long series: this... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport passes the 50-million-passenger-per-year milestone
Amsterdam, Netherlands - "This illustrates the tremendous economic relevance of aviation to our country"
On Thursday 20 December 2012, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed the 50 millionth passenger of 2012. This is the first time in the airport's history that more than 50 million passengers travelled via... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Stansted Airport should not be de-regulated, CAA claims
London, United Kingdom - According to the authority, the benefits to consumers of continuing economic regulation are likely to outweigh the possible adverse impacts
On Thursday 20 December 2012 the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published for consultation its latest thinking on whether London-Stansted Airport should be fully de-regulated from 2014. The consultation... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport: EC approves capital injection
Brussels, Belgium - Public intervention in line with EU rules
The European Commission has concluded that a 1.2 billion Euro capital injection planned by the public owners of the new Berlin Brandenburg (BER) airport in order to finalise its construction is in line... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. F2i acquires a 28% stake in Sagat, the management firm of Turin Airport
Turin, Italy - The 35-million-Euro offer was judged congruous
Vito Gamberale's investment fund F2i is the winner of the auction to acquire the 28% stake of Sagat, the management firm of Turin "Sandro Pertini" Airport, which was previously owned by the municipality... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Welsh government wants to nationalize Cardiff Airport
Cardiff, United Kingdom - The management would be contracted out to a private firm
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 the Prime Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones declared that the Welsh government means to buy Cardiff Airport from its current owners, in order to support its development as a major... more
AirportsNew routes from Trapani for Summer season
Trapani, Italy - They will be operated in April
Ryanair announced on December 18 a marked growth in Trapani for Summer 2013, with seven new routes from/to Bratislava, Goteborg, Kaunas, Lubecca, Manchester, Rzeszow and Warsaw. The airline will increase... more
AirportsDubai Airports: first operational trial for Concourse A, the A-380 airplane facility at Terminal 3
Dubai, UAE - With the aim at determining the readiness of staff, systems and processes
Dubai Airports, operator of the world’s fourth busiest hub for international passengers and freight, on Saturday December 15 conducted the first operational trial involving members of the public, to t... more
AirportsNew London-Gatwick/Turin flight landed on Saturday December 15 in Caselle
Turin, Italy - easyJet returns on this airport
The first easyJet's flight coming from London landed last Saturday, on December 15 in the morning at Turin-Caselle: this is the return on the Piedmont airport by the carrier that operates the route Turin-Gatwick... more
AirportsairBaltic launches new route Riga-Olbia from May 4, 2013
Olbia, Italy - With an only flight per week
airBaltic will begin the new route Olbia-Riga from next May 4, 2013 and will link Sardinia to Baltic countries, Scandinavia and Russia. The airline will connect the two cities with a flight per week... more
AirportsSEA: snow alert on the Milan airports
Milan, Italy - On Friday 14
SEA (Milan airports management company) advises departing passengers from Malpensa and Linate that snowy precipitations are predicted from the evening Thursday 13 and for all today, on Friday 14. The... more
AirportsSAT: new Pisa-Warsaw route
Pisa, Italy - Starting from Summer 2013
Ryanair and SAT SpA (Pisa airport management company) announced on December 12 the launch of a new route from Pisa to Warsaw (Modlin) as of next April 2, 2013. The route will be served twice per week (Tuesday... more
AirportsLondon-Heathrow's Terminal 2 will be home for the aircraft of Star Alliance companies
London, United Kingdom - "We are delighted by this decision", the alliance CEO comments
Heathrow Airport Holdings, the management firm (previously known as BAA) of London-Heathrow Airport, which is the busiest European hub and the third in the world in terms of passenger traffic, announced... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Passenger traffic to be opened by 2013 at the new Dubai Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - As confirmed by the president of the operator company
The new Dubai "Al Maktoum" International Airport will open by 2013, according to the declarations released on Tuesday 11 December 2012, during a press meeting, by Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, president... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. 250-million-Euro reallocation for the construction of Berlin-Brandeburg Airport
Berlin, Germany - The supervisory board is waiting for news from the European Commission for the additional capital requirement
The supervisory board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, the management firm of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, approved an additional 250 million Euro for the construction budget to complete the new hub... more
AirportsAutogrill: the Group won the three lots in the tender called by Aena for the Spanish 26 airports
Milan, Italy - For seven years and extened for a further three ones
Through its World Duty Free Group (WDFG) subsidiary, Autogrill has secured all the duty-free and duty-paid concessions in Spain to become the only operator in the sector in Europe’s second biggest airport m... more
AirportsBerlin airports: traffic report for November
Berlin, Germany - A total of 1,993,856 passengers at Tegel and Schönefeld
A total of 1,993,856 passengers –4.8 per cent more than in the same month the previous year– were recorded at the airports Tegel and Schönefeld in November. The two airports thus handled 23,477,365 pass... more
AirportsOslo Airport will welcome EU leaders and heads of State aircraft in the occasion of the Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway - Assigned to the European Union next Monday
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded on Monday, 10 December. As known, the prize was awarded to the EU, and many European leaders and artists will be arriving at Oslo via the Oslo Airport Gardermoen on... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: flat growth for overall passenger traffic
Brussels, Belgium - With EU traffic falling into recession
Following a sustained period of almost 17 months during which freight traffic has been in recession, the latest traffic figures for Europe’s airports reveal flat growth for overall European passenger t... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Heathrow Airport is on the "Road to irrelevance", IATA warns
London, United Kingdom - Former association CEO Bisignani is even more pessimistic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) sent a written response to an inquiry by the UK Transport Committee about the government future aviation policy: the association, as reported by "Routes... more
AirportsNaples airport: transits for about 50,000 passengers during the next week-end
Naples, Italy - From December 7 to 10, 2012
About 50,000 passengers will transit, between arrivals and departures, at the Naples airport during the next week-end (from Friday 7 to Monday 10): 31,000 scheduled national flights, 18,000 international... more
AirportsAbu Dhabi Special by AVIONEWS: the "Who's who" of the airport executives
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - CEO James Bennett has an experience of almost 30 years in the airport management
On the occasion of the inauguration of the new flight (AVIONEWS) from Rome to Abu Dhabi, operated by Alitalia in code-sharing with Etihad Airways, AVIONEWS provides a brief presentation of the top executives... more
AirportsAbu Dhabi Special by AVIONEWS: the fastest growing airport in the fastest growing region...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Passengers growing by almost 20% in 2012
The fastest among the fastest: this could be a good slogan to describe the performance of Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is experiencing the fastest growth in a region, the Middle East, which is... more
AirportsAutogrill-Burger King Worldwide: agreement at Marseille Airport, in France
Milan, Italy - The international collaboration between the two Groups started up in the USA in 1982
Autogrill Group and Burger King Worldwide have entered a new agreement to extend their partnership to France, Switzerland, Poland and further restaurants expected to open in Italy, Czech Republic, Germany... more
AirportsFirst aircraft lands at world's highest airport
Daocheng, China - The facility in Daocheng will start its operations in May 2013
On Friday 23 November 2012 the first flight operated at Daocheng Yading Airport landed in the Chinese hub, which represent the highest civil airport in the world: the aircraft, an Air China Airbus A-319,... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. ACI Europe: high importance of SESAR in the EU budget decision
Brussels, Belgium - During the EU summit today and tomorrow
Today and tomorrow (November 22 and 23) during the EU summit, Member States will negotiate about the EU budget for 2014-2020. These discussions will include a decision on the Connecting Europe Facility,... more
AirportsGenoa Airport: Turkish Airlines increases its connections
Genoa, Italy - Daily flights starting from June
From five flights a week to one flight a day, every day of the week: this is the main change announced today, November 21, 2012, by Turkish Airlines, during a meeting between the airline and Genoa's firms,... more
AirportsHeathrow and third runway: mix of personalities in Commission
London, United Kingdom - Can we share <b>Sir Howard</b>'s confidence?
The status of London-Heathrow airport and the controversy about the possible construction of its third runway in these months are at the centre of the debate on the aviation industry in the United Kingdom... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. 40,000 rally against the new Grand Ouest Airport
Notre-Dame-des-Lande, France - But Hollande reasserts that the project is not under discussion
On Saturday 17 November 2012 40,000 people coming from every part of France protested against the construction of the new Gran Ouest Airport, whose works are expected to start in 2013. The new facility... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Mayor of London: "The supporters of the third runway at Heathrow will be defeated"
London, United Kingdom - It would be a disaster, according to Boris Johnson
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has declared that the construction of a third runway at Heathrow would be "A complete disaster for the people of London". The Davies Commission has officially started its... more
AirportsAircraft and crime. 3600 iPads stolen at New York "JFK" Airport
New York, USA - The tablets have been taken away from the same building of the "Lufthansa Heist", the largest robbery of cash in US history
The story of a millionaire theft, the demonstration of serious security issues in one of the most important hubs in the world, and the revival of one of the most famous crimes in the history of the United... more
AirportsFirst LOT’s Dreamliner airplane is already in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland - Starting 14 December the carrier will use its new plane to operate short haul intra-European services
Exactly at 10:51 am on Thursday November 15, the first B-787 Dreamliner airplane in LOT Polish Airlines’ livery landed at Warsaw "Chopin" Airport. LOT is the first air carrier in Europe to add the world’s mos... more
AirportsNew routes from Pisa: Nuremberg, Leipzig and Trapani
Pisa, Italy - As of next year
Ryanair announced the new link from Pisa to Nuremberg, starting from next March 31, 2013 three times per week and thanks to which the carrier predicts to transport about 40,000 passengers in the first... more
AirportsPositive passenger figures for Oslo Airport
Oslo, Norway - Norwegian launches intercontinental flights to New York and Bangkok
International passenger figures at Oslo Airport increased by 6%, while domestic traffic was approximately the same as in October in 2011. Several factors account for the 3.1% passenger increase. October... more
AirportsAircraft and finance. The chasm in the balance sheets of Italian airport management firms
Rome, Italy - Inquiry by "Il Sole 24 Ore": overall debts for almost 3.5 billion Euro, 1.1 of which are on the shoulders of public authorities
On Monday 12 November 2012 the Italian financial newspaper "Il Sole 24 Ore" published an inquiry about the situation of the balance sheets of Italy's airport management firm, which generates numerous concerns... more
AirportsBrussels Airlines: ten years in Bologna
Bologna, Italy - New routes to Africa and New York
Brussels Airlines celebrates its tenth anniversary of the route Bologna-Brussels and announces new destinations from the regional capital to Africa and New York. Today the airline celebrates its tenth... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. Will Pisa Airport be in 2012 "Top ten"?
Pisa, Italy - "Galilei" Airport fighting with Rome-Ciampino to be the 10th busiest airport in Italy
It is a virtual award, but it can anyway represent a reason to be satisfied: Pisa "Galileo Galilei" Airport is fighting with Rome-Ciampino to be in the "Top ten" of the busiest Italian airports in terms... more
AirportsACI Europe about rejection of proposal for new rules of ground handling services in European airports
Brussels, Belgium - It is a missed opportunity for European aviation
Earlier in the afternoon of November 6, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport & Tourism (TRAN) rejected a proposal from the European Commission (EC) for a new Regulation on Ground Handling s... more
AirportsEU airports: last decisions by Parliament about ground-handling services, slot and noise
Strasbourg, France - The votes expressed on Tuesday, November 6
The Commission’s proposal to boost competition to supply ground-handling services at major EU airports was rejected by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday November 6. MEPs also agreed on new r... more
AirportsAeroporti di Roma: the novelties for Winter season 2012
Rome, Italy - Aeroflot, Turkish, Alitalia
Aeroporti di Roma (Rome airports management company) focuses on the development of air traffic at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. The main target is to increase and to improve the connectivity of the Roman... more
AirportsWizz Air announces new Bergamo-Craiova (Romania) route
Bergamo, Italy - Starting from next May 20, 2013, twice per week
Wizz Air announces the opening of a new link between Bergamo-Orio al Serio airport and Craiova (Romania), starting from next May 20, 2013 twice per week (Monday and Friday). The new destination is added... more
AirportsItaly. Catania-Fontanarossa Airport: runway closed from November 5, the "Sigonella 2012" plan is ready
Catania, Italy - Works non-stop, also on Sunday, day and night, for a month
The "Sigonella 2012" plan arranged by SAC (Catania airport management company) started on November 5, after the official presentation to the media happened on October 31 by Nico Torrisi (CEO), Renato... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-City: 25th birthday and an expansion plan (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - The management wants to increase the aircraft movements to 120,000 per year
On November 5, 1987, Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated London-City, the new airport of the British capital, located in a former Docklands area. Twenty-five years later the little hub celebrates its "Birthday"... more
AirportsDubai International Airport: passenger traffic surges 12.8 per cent in September
Dubai, Uae - According to the monthly report issued on October 30 by Dubai Airports operator
Dubai International, the world’s fourth busiest international aviation hub, recorded double digit growth in passenger numbers in September, according to the monthly traffic report issued on October 30 b... more
AirportsVerona Airport. Eurolot opens new routes from Krakow and Poznan
Verona, Italy - The links will be served by DH4 airplane from 78 seats
Eurolot, the Polish airline based in Warsaw, announces that it will link Krakow and Poznan with Verona from next December 1, 2012 to March 2013, during the Winter season. The Polish carrier will begin... more
AirportsFrankfurt Airport Winter timetable 2012/13
Frankfurt, Germany - Winter schedule offers new festinations in Asia
The Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Winter Timetable 2012/13, which went into effect on Sunday, October 28, features a total of 264 passenger destinations worldwide, including 144 intercontinental destinations.... more
AirportsAircraft and transport. London-Southend Airport ready to start with the expansion works
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London-Southend Airport is ready to start with its expansion works, which should begin during the next month and finish in December 2013. The 10-million-pound project (roughly 12.35 million Euro) provides... more
Airports"Chopin Airport" in Warsaw ready for Winter season
Warsaw, Poland - With ten new snow clearing units
"Chopin Airport" maintenance services have completed preparations for winter. Thanks to its state-of-the-art snow removal equipment, which is the finest in Poland, the Warsaw airport can maintain smooth... more